Charles W. Curtis

American mathematician, university professor
Person human Q2960413
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Charles W. Curtis

Summary

Charles W. Curtis is a human[1]. He was born on October 13, 1926[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3], historian of mathematics[4], university teacher[5], and academic[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Charles W. Curtis was born on October 13, 1926[2].
  • Charles W. Curtis held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Charles W. Curtis's professions included mathematician[3].
  • Charles W. Curtis's professions included historian of mathematics[4].
  • Charles W. Curtis worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Charles W. Curtis worked as an academic[6].
  • Charles W. Curtis's field of work was group theory[9].
  • Charles W. Curtis's field of work was mathematics[10].
  • Charles W. Curtis's field of work was history of mathematics[11].
  • Charles W. Curtis was employed by University of Wisconsin–Madison[12].
  • Charles W. Curtis was employed by University of Oregon[13].
  • Charles W. Curtis's doctoral advisor was Nathan Jacobson[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Charles W. Curtis is Richard Brauer: Sketches from His Life and Work[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Charles W. Curtis is Pioneers of Representation Theory: Frobenius, Burnside, Schur, and Brauer[16].
  • A notable work attributed to Charles W. Curtis is Representation Theory of Finite Groups and Associative Algebras[17].
  • Charles W. Curtis received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[18].
  • Charles W. Curtis was a member of American Mathematical Society[19].
  • Charles W. Curtis is recorded as male[20].
  • Charles W. Curtis's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Charles W. Curtis supervised Gary Seitz as a doctoral student[22].
  • Charles W. Curtis supervised Edward C. Ingraham as a doctoral student[23].
  • Charles W. Curtis supervised Edmund Harry Feller as a doctoral student[24].
  • Charles W. Curtis supervised Gerald J. Janusz as a doctoral student[25].
  • Charles W. Curtis supervised Forrest A. Richen as a doctoral student[26].
  • Charles W. Curtis supervised Earl W. Swokowski as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Charles W. Curtis was born on October 13, 1926[2].

Education

Charles W. Curtis's doctoral advisor was Nathan Jacobson[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[3], historian of mathematics[4], university teacher[5], and academic[6]. Fields of work include group theory[9], a branch of mathematics[28]; mathematics[10], an academic discipline[29]; and history of mathematics[11], an aspect of history[30]. Employers include University of Wisconsin–Madison[12], a public research university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1848[33] and University of Oregon[13], a public university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1876[36], headquartered in Eugene[37]. Doctoral students include Gary Seitz[22], a mathematician[38], 1943–2023[39], of United States[40], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[41], specialised in mathematics[42]; Edward C. Ingraham[23]; Edmund Harry Feller[24]; Gerald J. Janusz[25]; Forrest A. Richen[26]; and Earl W. Swokowski[27].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Richard Brauer: Sketches from His Life and Work[15], Pioneers of Representation Theory: Frobenius, Burnside, Schur, and Brauer[16], and Representation Theory of Finite Groups and Associative Algebras[17].

Recognition

Charles W. Curtis received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[18].

Why It Matters

Charles W. Curtis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43]

FAQs

What did Charles W. Curtis do for work?

Charles W. Curtis worked as mathematician[3], historian of mathematics[4], university teacher[5], and academic[6].

What awards did Charles W. Curtis receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[18].

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  10. [6] . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [18] . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [15] . wikidata.org.
  24. [16] . wikidata.org.
  25. [17] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Notable work
    Doctoral student Gary Seitz, Edward C. Ingraham, Edmund Harry Feller +23
    Notable work Richard Brauer: Sketches from His Life and Work, Pioneers of Representation Theory: Frobenius, Burnside, Schur, and Brauer, Representation Theory of Finite Groups and Associative Algebras
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